Beauport, Quebec (1881 census)
Beauport was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,429. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.904°N, 71.215°W.
Population
In 1881, Beauport had a population of 4,429: 2,206 male and 2,223 female residents. Population density was 147.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,377 |
| 1861 | 3,260 |
| 1871 | 4,053 |
| 1881 | 4,429 |
| 1891 | 4,644 |
| 1901 | 6,800 |
| 1911 | 3,546 |
| 1921 | 2,774 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Beauport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 890 |
| Number of families | 890 |
| Number of females | 2,223 |
| Number of males | 2,206 |
| Number of married females | 778 |
| Number of married males | 780 |
| Number of married persons | 1,558 |
| Number of widowed females | 118 |
| Number of widowed males | 59 |
| Number of widowed persons | 177 |
| POP TOT | 4,429 |
| Total population | 4,429 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,327 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,367 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,694 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 760 |
| Number of occupied houses | 760 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 65 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,468 |
| Acres of potatoes | 205 |
| Acres of wheat | 252 |
| BAR BU | 1,252 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,252 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,023 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 432 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,536 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 27,355 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,231 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,347 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,948 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,521 |
| BWT BU | 1,023 |
| CRN BU | 432 |
| HAY AC | 1,468 |
| HAY TONS | 2,784 |
| OAT BU | 40,536 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,231 |
| POT AC | 205 |
| POT BU | 35,347 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,784 |
| WHT AC | 252 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,948 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,327 |
| C UNMD M | 1,367 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,694 |
| D OCC | 760 |
| FEMALE | 2,223 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 760 |
| H UNINH | 65 |
| MALE | 2,206 |
| MD F | 778 |
| MD M | 780 |
| MD TOT | 1,558 |
| NUMBER CD | 80 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 27,355 |
| TUR BU | 4,521 |
| WID F | 118 |
| WID M | 59 |
| WID TOT | 177 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Beauport, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beauport-qc080001-1881/.